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UNDERWOOD, Joseph Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1917, Commissioned from No 6 Officer Training Course Duntroon ex Instructional Staff Permanent Army |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield North, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Duntroon Military College, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes , South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1964, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
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World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Commissioned from No 6 Officer Training Course Duntroon ex Instructional Staff Permanent Army | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 24 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion, Taken on Strength of the AIF UK from General list Australia | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 60th Battalion in the field France Ex reinforcement’s 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 59th Battalion from 60th Battalion ex unit reorganisation | |
| 4 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Promoted post detachment to 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery and Musketry Officer 5th Division | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Instructional Staff (AIF), Posted to attend Adjutant School Cambridge UK | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, AIF Depot, Posted to QM Branch AIF Depots UK for duty | |
| 1 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne on HT Nestor | |
| 7 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Appointment in the AIF terminated Cessation of Hostilities 3MD Melbourne |
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